Kyoto Ki Noh Bi

Ki No Bi Gin is distilled at the Japanese Kyoto Distillery. Unveiled in 2016, Ki No Bi Gin has been made using a rice spirit base, as well as a selection of botanicals including locally-sourced ingredients - the likes of yuzu, hinoki wood chips, bamboo leaves, green sansho and gyokuro tea. The botanicals are split into six flavour groups (Base, Citrus, Tea, Spice, Fruity & Floral and Herbal), and each group is distilled individually before being blended together. This gin is particularly special because it was matured in ex-Karuizawa sherry casks, making this gin the first-ever collaboration between Japanese whisky and Japanese gin. It is also the first Japanese gin to collaborate with the Noh Theatre, like the legendary Karuizawa distillery did before it. Noh is one of Japan’s traditional performing arts.